The Night Shift

The city is loud.
The night is quiet.
And silence has a price.
Keir Yarrow hasn't slept properly in months.
Burnt out, dissociated, and slipping quietly out of his own life, he finds relief only by walking the city after midnight, under the sodium glow where the world feels softer and less demanding. The night doesn't ask questions. It doesn't expect answers.
Then he meets Naz.
Naz belongs to the night in a way Keir doesn't yet understand. She's cold where he's burning, still where he's unravelling, and terrifyingly calm in a city that never stops humming. She offers him something no doctor, pill, or daylight solution ever has: silence. Real silence. A temporary switch-off from the noise in his head.
But Naz doesn't take without consent.
And she never feeds without rules.
What begins as a controlled transaction becomes something far more dangerous as Keir keeps coming back, not just for the quiet, but for her. As their nights stretch on across canal paths, rooftops, and rain-slicked streets, the line between relief and desire blurs. Because turning a human into a vampire isn't just blood and hunger.
It requires love.
And love, in the dark, is never simple.
The Night Shift is a slow-burn, consent-driven urban fantasy romance set in modern Manchester, where power flows upward, silence can be addictive, and choosing each other may be the most dangerous act of all.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:

• Dark, modern vampire romance
• Strong, dominant female leads
• Burnout, intimacy, and emotional realism
• Urban fantasy with rules, consequences, and restraint
• Romance that prioritises consent over conquest